[Margaret Pilkington]

Lord Darzi says that we would have to build a whole new lot of hospitals to ensure tha people were nursed on same sex wards.....what a load of Tosh that is.
Just suppose there are two medical wards....ward A......and ward B.......designate Ward A as female medical, and ward B as male medical......problem solved.

Blazey curtains may cover the dignity of sight, but not of sound......imagine a constipated old man trying to relieve his bowels.......get the picture.

As for being clothed, there are always times when patients are in a state of undress, and they may be confused by drugs, illness, or anaesthesia......this is when the covers are thrown off and bare bottoms are shown to all the world....not much dignity there.
I have known several old fellers who have walked around advertising their wedding tackle too.
Mixed sex wards should be abolished.